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11:25 AM ET, July 21, 2024

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Aaron Sorkin / New York Times:
How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats  —  The Paley Center for Media just opened an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of “The West Wing,” the NBC series I wrote from 1999 to 2003.  Some of the show's story points have become outdated in the last quarter-century …
Discussion: RedState and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Todd Spangler / USA Today:
Trump's edge over Biden takes notable leap in Michigan, new battleground state poll shows  —  An exclusive new Free Press poll of likely Michigan voters shows former President Donald Trump has taken a notable 7-percentage-point lead over incumbent President Joe Biden in the state …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden's Obama grudge drives 2024 resolve … - Many Obama advisers pressured Biden to not run in 2016 and Biden's resentment over that episode has diminished Obama's influence with Biden as the president contemplates his path forward.  — If Obama directly pushed Biden to not to run this time …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Unz Review
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Democratic Party chairs in 7 battleground states reaffirm support for Biden  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic Party chairs of seven critical battleground states Sunday reaffirmed their support for President Joe Biden, urging their fellow Democrats to focus on beating former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Biden, a Decision to Step Aside Would Raise Another Question  —  As President Biden grapples with the possibility of dropping his bid for re-election, a secondary question looms: Should he endorse his own vice president as the nominee?  —  President Biden has been saying some awfully nice things …
Washington Post:
How Democrats would pick a new candidate if Biden drops out, step by step
Washington Post:
Democratic donors funding an effort to vet potential VP candidates
Discussion: NPR
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP builds new case for Biden resignation
emptywheel:
Since Leaving Butler, Trump Has Foregone the Best Medical Care and Is Withholding CT Scan Results  —  Fresh off his stunt calls for Joe Biden to be drug tested during the debate, Ronny Jackson — the lapsed doctor who turned the White House into a pill mill and covered up Trump's near-lethal COVID …
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emptywheel:   Will Peter Baker Exhibit the Same Tenacity about Medical Records on the Trump Shooting as He Did a Parkinson's Conspiracy Theory?
Washington Post:
Secret Service said to have denied requests for more security at Trump events  —  Top officials repeatedly rejected requests from Trump's security detail for more manpower and gear at events before attempted assassination, at times citing lack of resources, people familiar with the asks said.
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Sen. Joe Manchin joins calls for Biden to drop out of the presidential race  —  Manchin said his demand comes with a “heavy heart” as Biden faces mounting calls from Democrats to drop out after his disastrous June debate performance.  —  Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va, on Sunday joined growing calls …
Kelly McClure / Salon:
“It's not that complicated”: Pete Buttigieg on why a gay billionaire is backing JD Vance  —  When asked to weigh in on Peter Thiel's reasons for supporting Vance, Buttigieg broke it down plainly: Money  —  In a segment of “Real Time with Bill Maher” at the start of the weekend …
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Tech broligarchs are lining up to court Trump.  And Vance is one more link in the chain  —  Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, a longtime backer of the new vice-president pick, are among those pledging support  —  Less than a month after Donald Trump was elected president in November 2016 …
Discussion: TechCrunch
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Inside the ‘Gangster’ Image of Donald Trump  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has an aggressive — and some argue offensive — campaign using hip-hop and rap to reach young Black and Latino voters.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has played up a macho invincibility in his messaging …
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's new rally message: No mention of Jan. 6 … - Earlier in the campaign, Trump's rallies began with a recorded version of the national anthem sung by the “J6 Prison Choir,” a group of people jailed for their actions on Jan. 6.  — Saturday's rally in Grand Rapids …
The Daily Beast:
Comedian Says Vance Told Him Trump Was a Threat to U.S.  —  BONUS PODCAST  —  Liberal redneck Trae Crowder says he spent time with J.D. Vance in 2016 “pounding beers” and lamenting how bad President Trump would be for America.  —  Self-professed “liberal redneck” comedian Trae Crowder …
Jonathon L. Earle / Politico:
A Shooting Changed Reagan's Presidency.  Will It Change Trump?  —  The attempt on the former president's life could affect him in unexpected ways.  —  The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was as harrowing as it was inexcusable, but it was not an aberration in American politics.
 
 
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